newarenanow wrote:Coming down the stretch for "traditional" network TV finales.

- Looking forward to the Office. Now that the documentary has hit, it is fun watching the show again. Interested to see how it ends. You can see the story lines that are going to wrap up forming.

- HIMYM, looking forward to finally see who the mother is. It is finally time that they should be getting really into that story line.

- I've been watching Community. Other than the puppet episode, I've actually enjoyed most of this season. It was a show I couldn't wait to finish up because it got really weird, but now I'm enjoying it again. Will be interesting to see what they do.

I was going to be OK for the puppet episode and then they started singing too. Near the end I said to my wife out loud..."this episode is really dumb." The only time we really laughed was during the outtakes when the Dean's nose got pulled off and he was talking about how much skin came off.

I have absolutely hated every community episode that they have done in this manner. The Claymation one, the 8 bit one (although that one was the best out of all of these), and now the puppet one.

I was fine too until it became a musical.

Outside of that episode, and the first one of this season, I have thought the rest were pretty good. They got away from the over the top focus of Abed, and went back to the group and Jeff.

shmenguin wrote:HIMYM - blech. that show is getting progressively worse at portraying what it's like to make big life decisions. the characters are ridiculously casual about giant issues.

I don't think the show is supposed to show 100% real life.

that's fine, but if you're going to be casual, be consistent. they do this thing where in one episode they try to be super poignant, and then the following week everything will go back to being a big goof.

and on a larger scale, they've spent several episodes over the course of the series devoted to marshall tirelessly searching for his dream job. and then they scrap that for the sake of a couple of easy gags and a contrived lilly arc. if you're going to be goofy, be goofy. but any time you try to get serious, it'll get more and more hollow.

I watch a few shows, I went from watching like 12 shows a couple years ago down to just a few now. Between Pens, Braves, Nats, O's, and the odd Pirate game that is actually televised, I don't really have time to watch stuff.

With golf running long, I missed some of the episode. But the Battaglia brothers are cleaning up, which is good for hockey. Bates even wore his Hurricanes t-shirt on this leg. It made me uncomfortable to watch Chuck belittle his wife for two weeks. Ugh. Ugliness. Glad they are going home. Next to go? The obnoxious Youtubers.

it's another group of duds this season. the hockey guys aren't even particularly good at anything. everyone else is just terrible. there aren't even any good heels this year. i'm wondering what the strategy is with casting lately.

shmenguin wrote:HIMYM - blech. that show is getting progressively worse at portraying what it's like to make big life decisions. the characters are ridiculously casual about giant issues.

I don't think the show is supposed to show 100% real life.

that's fine, but if you're going to be casual, be consistent. they do this thing where in one episode they try to be super poignant, and then the following week everything will go back to being a big goof.

and on a larger scale, they've spent several episodes over the course of the series devoted to marshall tirelessly searching for his dream job. and then they scrap that for the sake of a couple of easy gags and a contrived lilly arc. if you're going to be goofy, be goofy. but any time you try to get serious, it'll get more and more hollow.

Agreed. It was better when it was more or less full-steam-ahead goofy like it was the first few seasons. They tried to introduce more "heavy" stuff too late into the series, so it felt forced and unnatural. Contrast that to a show like Scrubs which was able to blend them together seamlessly since that's how it started out.

anyone else get a feeling they are leading up to Barney/Robin's wedding only to have something happen at the wedding, and they don't go through with it? (or, they leave it hanging to the fall whether they do or don't)

anyone else get a feeling they are leading up to Barney/Robin's wedding only to have something happen at the wedding, and they don't go through with it? (or, they leave it hanging to the fall whether they do or don't)

Spoiler:

they did a flash forward a few weeks ago that showed barney and robin dancing together at the reception. i think that seals the deal, as far as them going through with the wedding.

anyone else get a feeling they are leading up to Barney/Robin's wedding only to have something happen at the wedding, and they don't go through with it? (or, they leave it hanging to the fall whether they do or don't)

Spoiler:

they did a flash forward a few weeks ago that showed barney and robin dancing together at the reception. i think that seals the deal, as far as them going through with the wedding.

Spoiler:

so, they decide not to go through with it...remain friends, and party with everyone to not waste the money. These shows can do anything they want when the end is in sight to get to where they want to be

Sarcastic wrote:Tried 1st episode of Hannibal. Turned it off halfway through. Not that it was bad but, after seeing the movies, there is no point to watching the series.

the problem i have with hannibal is the same problem i have with bates motel (and, i guess, prequels in general) is that i already know the result. even in films where the good guy prevails at the end, i want to have that tension that "hey, so and so might not make it". When the cop shows up at the bates house, i know he isnt going to catch them as i know them when they are much older.